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The Michelangelo Foundation for Creativity and Craftsmanship is a non-profit institution based in Geneva which champions contemporary craftspeople worldwide with the aim of promoting a more human, inclusive and sustainable future. The Foundation seeks to highlight the connections between craft, the wider arts and the design world. Its mission is to both celebrate and preserve craftsmanship and its diversity of makers, materials and techniques, by increasing craft’s everyday recognition and its viability as a professional path for the next generations. From engaging educational programmes to its signature digital project the Homo Faber Guide and international exhibition the Homo Faber Event, the Foundation is fostering a cultural movement centered on master artisans

CONTEXT

• The main responsibility of the Visual assets database Intern is to assist the Visual asset coordinator in different tasks
• Ensure that the Image library of the Foundation respects the guidelines in terms of naming, image quality, IP rights and caption
• Support on technical improvements of the platform
• Reporting to the Visual Asset Coordinator, this role will be responsible for:
• Maintaining the Visual assets database:
• Ensure that the collected content (photos and videos) is cleared in terms of IP rights
• Register all the photo and video assets on the image library with the appropriate copyrights and legends according to the defined classification
• Priority assets are related to Homo Faber Guide and Homo Faber Event
• Supporting the maintenance of the Visual assets database platform:
• Assist the Visual coordinator and ensure the quality of the database including technical improvements
• Metadata preparation for integration with other systems
• Provide the visual assets to relevant stakeholders:
• Prepare and share visual assets with the relevant stakeholders in the Foundation and with external parties
• HOW WILL YOU EXPERIENCE SUCCESS WITH US
• The successful candidate will demonstrate alignment with the Foundation values and goals

Knowledge

• Knowledge in visual communication and interest in the métiers d’art
• Fluent in English and in French
• 1 year minimum of experience in digital visual asset classification
• Familiar with Digital asset management systems
• Notions of IP rights
• Computer proficiency including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Photoshop
• Rigorous, detail oriented and proactive
• Team Player

If your application is selected we will reach out shortly for an introductory call. As part of the interview process, we always ensure complete insight and transparency, namely, you will have the chance to meet the people who will be crucial to your future success in the role